1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none related races 1888 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1886 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1886 1890 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1890 November 6, 1888 Morgan G Bulkeley (3x4a).jpg Morgan Bulkeley Republican Party (United States) 159 73,659 47.94% Luzon B. Morris (Connecticut Governor) (3x4a).jpg Luzon B. Morris Democratic Party (United States) 95 75,074 48.86% 220px County results 220px Municipality results Bulkeley: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Morris: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Governor Phineas C. Lounsbury Republican Party (United States) Morgan Bulkeley Republican Party (United States) The 1888 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888. Republican nominee Morgan Bulkeley defeated Democratic nominee Luzon B. Morris with 47.94% of the vote. This was the third (and last) consecutive gubernatorial election in which the Republican-controlled state legislature elected the candidate who received fewer votes. It was also the last such election to be determined by the state legislature. The law at the time specified that if no candidate received a majority, the state legislature would decide the election. Coincidentally, this election ran concurrent with the US Presidential election, in which Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison was elected president by the Electoral College, despite receiving fewer votes than incumbent Democrat Grover Cleveland. General election Candidates Major party candidates Morgan Bulkeley, Republican Luzon B. Morris, Democratic Other candidates Hiram Camp, Prohibition F. A. Andrews, Labor Results 1888 Connecticut gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1685 Guide to U.S. Elections 24 December 2015 9781483380353 2020-07-14 Kalb Deborah CQ Press Democratic Party (United States) Luzon B. Morris 75,074 48.86% Republican Party (United States) Morgan Bulkeley 73,659 47.94% Prohibition Party Hiram Camp 4,631 3.01% Labor Party (United States, 19th century) F. A. Andrews 263 0.17% 1,415 Legislative election As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the Connecticut General Assembly was required to decide the election, both Houses in convention choosing among the top two vote-getters, Bulkeley and Morris. The legislative election was held on January 10, 1889. Legislative election January 11, 1889 The Governor elected https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015483/1889-01-11/ed-1/seq-2/ Morning journal and courier New Haven, Conn. 2 14 August 2023 Republican Party (United States) Morgan Bulkeley 159 62.6% Democratic Party (United States) Luzon B. Morris 95 37.4% 254 93.4 272 Republican Party (United States) References 1888 Connecticut Gubernatorial Category:November 1888 in the United States